Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.4667 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4667 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
189th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9563 modelled data
in 2017
All-time low
0.4667 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.4667 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands peaked at 0.9563 modelled data in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4667 modelled data, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 189th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8744 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8457 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8225 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8033 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.776 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7231 modelled data | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6574 modelled data | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6166 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6128 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6407 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6901 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7494 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8232 modelled data | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8648 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8917 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9096 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9354 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9563 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8931 modelled data | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7604 modelled data | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6148 modelled data | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5214 modelled data | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4815 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4795 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4815 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4667 modelled data | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7373 modelled data | 0.6128 modelled data | 0.8744 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8474 modelled data | 0.6901 modelled data | 0.9563 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5075 modelled data | 0.4667 modelled data | 0.6148 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Cook Islands was 0.4667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9563 modelled data in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4667 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Cook Islands ranks 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release